Pterocryptis

Pterocryptis
Pterocryptis wynaadensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Siluridae
Genus: Pterocryptis
Peters, 1861
Type species
Pterocryptis gangelica
Peters, 1861
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Apodoglanis Fowler, 1905
  • Hito Herre, 1924
  • Hitoichthys Herre 1924
  • Herklotsella Herre, 1933

Pterocryptis is a genus of sheatfish. These fish are medium-sized catfishes usually found in fast flowing mountain streams throughout India, southern China and Southeast Asia. P. buccata is a cavefish.

Species

There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus:

Synonyms

Genomics

A near telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Pterocryptis cochinchinensis was published in 2026, representing a high-quality reference genome for the genus. The genome is approximately 931.7 Mb in size, assembled into 28 chromosomes, with a BUSCO completeness of 96.7%, and 28,079 protein-coding genes functionally annotated.

References

  1. ↑ Ng, Heok Hee; Chan, Bosco P.-L. (2005). "Revalidation and redescription of Pterocryptis anomala (Herre, 1933), a catfish (Teleostei: Siluridae) from southern China". Zootaxa. 1060: 51–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1060.1.4. S2CID 85786142.
  2. ↑ Romero, A., ed. (2001). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes. Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes. ISBN 978-1402000768.
  3. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pterocryptis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Chen, Weiting; Ouyang, Yuqian; Fan, Yuqin; Huang, Feng; Bian, Chao (2026). "A near telomere-to-telomere genome assembly of Pterocryptis cochinchinensis". Scientific Data. doi:10.1038/s41597-026-07135-0.